PN NCLEX 6th Edition- Leadership/Delegating
The nurse employed in a long-term care facility is planning the client assignments for the shift. Which client should the nurse assign to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?
A client who requires a 24-hour urine collection
The nurse is planning the client assignments for the day. Which is an appropriate assignment for the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?
A client who requires a 24-hour urine collection
The nurse is planning the client assignments for the day. Which is the most appropriate assignment for the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?
A client who requires frequent ambulation
The nurse is planning the client assignments. Which is the least appropriate assignment for the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?
Assisting a child who is profoundly developmentally disabled to eat lunch
The nurse is assisting in planning client assignments. Which is the least appropriate assignment for the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?
Assisting a profoundly developmentally disabled child to eat lunch
A client experiences a cardiac arrest. The nurse leader quickly responds to the emergency and assigns clearly defined tasks to the work group. In this situation, the nurse is implementing which leadership style?
Aucratic
The nurse is planning the client assignments for the shift. Which client should the nurse assign to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?
A client requiring frequent ambulation with a walker
An unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) tells the nurse that she is becoming very frustrated trying to communicate with an older client who is severely hard of hearing and does not have his hearing aid. Which instructions should the nurse recommend to improve communication between the UAP and the client? Select all that apply.
Make sure the environment is well lit. Face the client and speak slowly and clearly. Ask the client to repeat what has been said. Turn the television volume down while communicating.
The nurse has delegated several nursing tasks to staff members. Which is the nurse's primary responsibility after the delegation of the tasks?
Perform follow-up with each staff member regarding the performance and outcome of the task.
The nurse is planning the client assignments for the day. The assignment that the nurse communicates to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) includes which clients? Select all that apply.
A 9-year-old client with cystic fibrosis who requires assistance with toileting A 12-month-old client admitted 3 days ago with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) who requires a bath A 10-month-old admitted for spasmodic laryngitis who is scheduled for discharge the following day who requires feeding
The nurse in charge of a rehabilitation center is planning the client assignments for the day. Which client should the nurse assign to the unlicensed assistive personnel?
A client on strict bed rest and a 24-hour urine collection
A client will be undergoing a colonoscopy in the morning. Which task is appropriate to delegate to the unlicensed assistive personnel?
Answering the call light promptly after the enema has been given
A nurse employed in a long-term care facility is planning assignments for the clients on a nursing unit. The nurse must assign four clients and has a licensed practical nurse (LPN) and three unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) on a nursing team. To which client should the nurse assign the LPN?
A client with an abdominal wound requiring wound irrigations and dressing changes every 3 hours
The nurse is attending an agency orientation meeting about the nursing model of practice implemented in the facility. The nurse is told that the nursing model is a team nursing approach. The nurse understands that which is a characteristic of this type of nursing model of practice?
Nursing staff are led by the nurse when providing care to a group of clients.
